I don't care about HS. You are obsessed with it. After the age of 18 he was a complete bust. You know how big of a bust you have to be to be a lottery pick and already out of the league?
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Or...he accomplished something only a fraction of the population ever accomplishes. Did he bang your girlfriend or something? You obviously have some valid points, but your dislike for Romeo is weirdly emotional.
You don't have to "care about HS" to respect someone scoring well over 3000 points, for a big school, in Indiana. None of the fellas you've championed in recent years at IU have that gumption or that ability. And I'm not sure you understand, or give enough credit, for what he faced in high school. Every single game he played was circled on the opposing teams calendar. He was double teamed, caught dirty play, in most of his games. One of your recent favorites, X...there's zero chance he'd have made through a half season without getting in to a fight and completely flying off the handle if he faced what Romeo faced. And no, that's not an endearing thing, or any sort of sign of toughness. If anything, the exact opposite.
Do you know him personally? I know his body language was hard for some to deal with. But the kid not only scored historically high amounts of points, for a freshman at IU, he also averaged over 5 rebounds a game, over 2 assists a game, and was often tasked with guarding the other teams best perimeter scorer. Archie wasn't a great coach, but I doubt Romeo plays 34+ minutes a game, and has those roles, if he was actually lazy.
Romeo isn't a high level outside shooter though, on that you are 100 percent correct. He wasn't in high school, though I believe he pushed close to 40% from the 3 in high school. But even without the hand injury, he was never going to be a 40+ percent 3 point shooter at the higher levels of play. But to completely discount the torn ligaments in his shooting hand (that still effects him to this day, for what its worth)... it all seems a little disingenuous, and emotional.
